Searchlight, NV—Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today sent a letter to Peter Orszag, Director Designee of the Office of Management and Budget, regarding the development of a new economic recovery package and Nevada issues Reid would like to see it address. “Nevada has been hit harder than a lot of other states as a result…

Washington, DC—Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made the following statement today after President-elect Obama nominated Sen. Ken Salazar to be Secretary of Interior and former Gov. Tom Vilsack to be Secretary of Agriculture: “Senator Ken Salazar is exceptionally qualified to be our next Secretary of Interior. During his time in the U.S. Senate, Salazar has…

Searchlight, NV—Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made the following statement today in response to reports that Chrysler will shut down its manufacturing operations for a month and Ford will shut down 10 assembly plants for an extra week in January: “Today’s announcements of unplanned shutdowns at Chrysler and Ford underscore the auto companies’ precarious state. …

Washington, DC—Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made the following statement today after President-elect Obama nominated Arne Duncan to be Secretary of Education: “As head of the nation’s third-largest school district, Arne Duncan is a strong choice to lead the Department of Education. He has proven to be a pragmatic leader with a record of bringing…